Method of weaving



G. T. LIM,OTHERWISE KNOWN AS G. T. LAM

Dec. 7, 1926.

METHOD of WEAVING Filed April 2, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheetl ATTORNEY Dec. 7, 1926. 1,610,100

G T. I-JM v OTHERWISE KNWN AS G. T. LAM

METHOD OF WEAVING Filed April 2, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ATTORNEY lmyw Patented Dec. 7, 1926.

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' Application filed April 2, 19125;. ,sena No. 20,313.

, method and process of binding, weaving and securing from unravelling the ends of reed, rattan or seagrass in the manufacture of the legwork of reed, rattanvor seagrass. chairs, rockers, sette'es,.tables, desks, chaise longu'es,

day beds, smoking stands, 'tea wagons or carts and other reed, rattan and seagrass' furniture havinglegs. v. a

This new process of weaving is known as ringed and braced legwork.

With the preceding and otlier ob jects and advantages in mind, the invention consists in the novel construction and arrangement of materials ad workmanship, to be hereinafter explicitly referred, to, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which: I

Figure 1 is an elevation of a fragmentary portion of a furniture leg showing the first step in the method of securing the material thereto.

Figure 2 is a perspective viewof the leg showing the novel ring formed thereon.

Figure 3 is an elevation showing the application of the brace material.

Figure 4 is a 'milar View of the completed work. I

Figure 5 is a similar view of the completed work with the woven material cut longitudinally with respect to the leg to illustrate' the compactness and substantial manner in which the brace material holds the woven material,

Figure 6 is a view of a slightly modified method. f i

Figure 7 is a View of the form shown in Figure 6 in its completed state. I

Figure 8 is a viewsimilar to Figure 5 to illustrate'that the same'substantialand effectual manner of holding the/ woven material is present in the modified form.

Referring to the drawings in detail the numeral 1 indicates a leg of such articles as mentioned above, and secured to the end 2 of said leg through the medium of a smooth round headed foot nail 3 is an end covering 4 which is formed from a number of elongated strips indicated by the reference numeral 5. v

At the start of the winding process around the leg of sucharticles, thefcommencing end of the windingmaterial-(whether reed, rattan peel, rattan core or seagrass) is first in-f serted into a recess 7 formed-adjacent the round the legiafew turns in order to allow end of the rattan leg 1 and then nailed firmly 1n said recess with a brass nail 8 as shown in Fig 1 of the drawings.

The wind ng'ma-ter l 6 :is 7 then wound the insertion o f about nine totwelve round rattan core sticks j 9, six inches in length, from which the ring 10 1s bralded; The ring 1011s formed by intertwining or interlacing Off/11833.16. roundrattan' core sticks 9Jaround theend" of jthe leg-in the manner shown in Fi ;2.=j

As soon'as this ring 10 completed the actual winding process with winding material 6 aroundthe leg commences and simultaneously, brace elements 11, five to six in number, are inserted between the ring 10' and some windings of the material 6 as shown in Figure 3 The brace elements 11 having been inserted'and bent into position as shown and I the winding of the winding material around the leg contmues and passes alternately over v and under the braces above referred to, until the ends of the braces are reached, by which it will be seen how these braces 11 in turn interlace the windmg'material 6 all around the leg 1, whereby unravelling or unwinding is rendered impossible. The protuding ends ofthe sticks 9 are disposed between the winding material 6 and the leg 1. I The windingmaterial then continues on its course aroundthe leg until the winding process of the winding material is'completed and the free ends of said material are inserted be- ,2; V tween theleg'and the lower winds or turns 7 of the material for'securing thesame.

For the'purpose of demonstration as to how effectively unravelling or unwinding is rendered impossible, a cut 12 isv made through the winding material after completion of this leg-work as shown in Fig. '5, whereby it"is shown that in spite of this cut, the winding material is held intact by the braces 11.

When the protruding ends 13 of the ring 10 are used as braces as shown in Fig;

6 the same result is obtained as when the braces 6 are inserted separately as illustrated in Fig. 3, namely the interlacing of the winding. material between and. about the said braces 13.

The efiect of rial by'the'braces13 is the same in the modified form, asjwhen a cut as at 1 k is made holding the winding: mate- I through the Winding material as shown in Fig. 8, it is again obvious that in spite of this cut, the Winding material is held intact.

In conclusion it is hereby emphasized that Whether the ring 10 and separate braces 11 are used to inter-lace the Winding material or Whether the protruding ends 13 thereof are used as braces in continuity with the ring; are employed the same result is aimed at and obtained namely, preventionof unravelling.

lVhat I claim is:

1. The process of binding, weaving and securing from unravelling the ends of reed, rattan orseagrass in the manufacture o'fleg ork for furniture. by forming a recess in the leg. securing one end of apiece of reed therein with a nail. Winding the reed about the leg several turns inserting flexible sticks in the turns and forming a ring by intertwining and interlacing the sticks v ithin themselves and Weaving reed about the ring and leg in the manner as described. 7

2. A method of Weaving material about serting rattan sticks in the turns and forming a braided ring therefrom adjacent said end of said legi again Winding said material and inserting brace elements between the last mentioned windings and the ring, disposing said elementsupon opposite sides and parallel 'with the leg, thence inding said material alternately oxifer and under said brace el en entsi'and securing the free end of said .inateliial betlyyeenthe windings and respecti ely. 1 i

Signed at Hongkong on this l Oth day of November, 1924;

' LIM, Ot h e mpise known as Ge heal. 

